Baseball Preview: Montgomery Central Timberwolves vs. Asheboro Blue Comets
Montgomery Central is 0-4 against Asheboro since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Montgomery Central Timberwolves will be playing at home against the Asheboro Blue Comets at 7:00 p.m. Montgomery Central will be strutting in after a win while Asheboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Montgomery Central is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Albemarle 26-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Andy Webb was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Webb has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Webb was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of his six plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Montgomery Central got a massive performance out of Kelan Parnell, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Joseph Sedberry, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Asheboro fell victim to a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of Ledford on Friday. Asheboro has struggled against Ledford recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Asheboro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shane Immel, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Montgomery Central's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-16. As for Asheboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Montgomery Central might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Asheboro in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Montgomery Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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